Hears How

Erin Jensen
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Hears How

The Hears How podcast is hosted by entertainment journalist Erin Jensen, who has a long-standing fascination with resiliency. Whenever she comes across a remarkable story of triumph, Erin wonders to herself, "How on Earth did they do that?" In this podcast, for which new episodes are released every other Sunday, Erin and her guests explain Hears How.

  1. 11/24/2024

    Are you being called for more? Finding strength at any age with Spartan race champion Gwendolyn Bounds

    Welcome to another episode of Hears How! I was inspired to talk to Gwendolyn Bounds — or Wendy to her podcast friends like you and me — because I love her story. As she writes in her book, “Not Too Late: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age,” Wendy, now 53, went from the kid being picked last for dodgeball in gym class to a journalist glued to screens all day. At a dinner party in 2016 she overheard a man ask a young girl what she wanted to be when she grew up. “And she rattled of...

    31 min

  2. 10/13/2024

    How Ike Wynter battled debilitating depression and returned to his beloved wood art

    You might've seen wood artist Ike Wynter's nostalgic and inspiring work on social media. His giant rendering of a 16-pack of Crayola crayons has more than 300,000 likes on Instagram since he unveiled the piece in April.Surrounded by art in his studio, Ike says he hopes his pieces remind people “of a simpler time in their life or a person or a place that just brings a warm feeling to their heart.”But for Ike, things haven't always been as bright as Crayola's sun yellow. After contracting COVID...

    16 min

  3. 06/30/2024

    How Michelle Dowd survived a cult: A story of endurance and rebirth

    In this compelling episode of the Hear's How podcast, host Erin Jensen interviews Michelle Dowd, who shares her harrowing experience growing up in a religious, apocalyptic cult in the Angeles National Forest. Michelle details her isolated upbringing during which she learned how to rely on nature to survive the looming end of days. Once she was ex-communicated at 17 for defying cult rules, she applied those same skills to building an entirely new life. “That whole thing about being lost i...

    19 min

  4. 06/09/2024

    How actress Jillian Shea Spaeder navigated ‘The Noise’ when battling her eating disorder

    In this captivating episode, actress/singer-songwriter Jillian Shea Spaeder candidly speaks about her battle with anorexia and its impact on her mental health. If you are suffering from an eating disorder, know NAMI’s HelpLine can be reached weekdays, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET at 800-950-6264. You can also text “helpline” to 62640, or find someone to chat with on their website. The National Alliance for Eating Disorders can be reached weekdays from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. ET at 1-866-662-1235. ...

    18 min

  5. 05/26/2024

    How Paul Luu, a Vietnam refugee, fought to became a surgeon: ‘Even if you fail, you should be proud that you try’

    When Paul Luu arrived to the United States all alone as teenage, Vietnamese refugee in 1979, he didn’t know any English."The language barrier hit me like a rock,” he says in this episode of “Hears How.” “How am I going to communicate with people? That's when reality set in. That's when I realized, 'Gosh, I don't even know how to (tell) people when I'm hungry, how to go to school.’”Once Paul enrolled in high school and began learning English, he felt a renewed since of purpose. He graduated co...

    19 min

  6. 05/12/2024

    How journalist Benjamin Hall survived a deadly attack in Ukraine: ‘No matter how difficult things are, there is goodness on the other side’

    Season 3 of the Hears How podcast begins with the remarkable journey of Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall whose life was forever changed by an attack in Ukraine. On March 14, 2022, the British journalist and two of his colleagues — cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski and journalist Oleksandra "Sasha" Kuvshynova — came under attack while covering the war between Russia and Ukraine outside of Kyiv.Ben heard a familiar whistling sound followed by a massive explosion. The soldier driving the news crew...

    27 min

  7. 01/28/2024

    How Mary Purdie remained hopeful that she'd be a mom after five miscarriages and breast cancer

    Artist Mary Purdie had a long, arduous journey to motherhood. The author of "If You Really Knew Me" experienced five miscarriages in less than two years. About three months after her fifth, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Through it all, she never lost hope that she would one day be a mom."'It's gonna be hard, but I'm going to get to the other side, and there's going to be a baby eventually,' " Mary would tell herself. "And that was what was getting me to get out of bed and take a showe...

    22 min

  8. 12/31/2023

    How Sarah Levy, author of 'Drinking Games,' regained control of her life by embracing sobriety

    As people reflect on what changes they’d like to make ahead of the New Year, I’m so excited to present a powerful conversation with writer Sarah Levy. In her memoir “Drinking Games,” available in paperback Jan. 2, Sarah chronicles her journey to sobriety. Growing up, Sarah’s family moved around a lot which left her feeling awkwardly out of place. But with alcohol, “I felt like I had this key,” she says in our conversation, “like I was able to unlock this world where suddenly I was ...

    32 min
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The Hears How podcast is hosted by entertainment journalist Erin Jensen, who has a long-standing fascination with resiliency. Whenever she comes across a remarkable story of triumph, Erin wonders to herself, "How on Earth did they do that?" In this podcast, for which new episodes are released every other Sunday, Erin and her guests explain Hears How.

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  • Creator
    Erin Jensen
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Hears How
  • Show Website
    Hears How

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